#essential

The essential self is innocent, and when it tastes its own innocence knows that it lives for ever. ↗

— John Updike

#ever #innocence #innocent #knows #lives

The more I do, the more frightened I get. But that is essential. Otherwise why would I go on doing it? ↗

— Judi Dench

#essential #frightened #get #go #i

But in terms of how people live together, how we minimize the prospects of conflict and maximize the prospects of peace, the place of religion in our society today is essential. ↗

— Tony Blair

#essential #how #live #maximize #minimize

But as I always say to people I'm essentially a public service person. ↗

— Tony Blair

#essentially #i #i always #people #person

Honesty does not always bring a response of love, but it is absolutely essential to it. ↗

— Ray Blanton

#always #bring #does #essential #honesty

A more effective international disease surveillance system is essential for global security both against a bioterrorist attack or a naturally occurring disease. ↗

— Daniel Akaka

#attack #both #disease #effective #essential

It is an essential tenet of our whole representative form of government, the idea that there should not be some tyranny which makes it so nobody can even have a chance to vote. ↗

— Todd Akin

#essential #even #form #government #idea

As far as I'm concerned, the essentials of jazz are: melodic improvisation, melodic invention, swing, and instrumental personality. ↗

— Mose Allison

#concerned #essentials #far #i #improvisation

Friendship is essentially a partnership. ↗

— Aristotle

#friendship #partnership

Storytelling is an ancient and honorable act. An essential role to play in the community or tribe. It's one that I embrace wholeheartedly and have been fortunate enough to be rewarded for. ↗

— Russell Banks

#ancient #been #community #embrace #enough